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From: "Marush & Ronny Saldanha" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Chris DeSouza" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Re: [SALIGAONET] Death, Aunty Clementine...
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On going through some of my old papers, I learnt that Aunt Clementina was the
cousin of my great grandmonther, Mrs. Fermina Moniz - wife of Niclau Moniz of
Muddawadi. Mrs. Fermina Moniz expired in November 1980 at the age of 80 years.
Clementina had helped my aunt, Mrs.Maisie Rodrigues in transferring the
property at Piquen Morrod.
Marush Saldanha
On Sat, 28 Apr 2007 Chris DeSouza wrote :
>on 4/26/07 9:10 PM, [goanchris] at [sbcglobal.net] wrote:
>
> > Sorry to inform you all that my grand-aunt (dad's aunt), Clementina
> > Saldanha (of Sailem, Arrarim, Saligao) died this morning at 7.30 am
> > (Friday, April 27, 2007) at the Mother Mary Haven, Calangute. She was
> > 89.
> >
> > Aunty Clemy, as we called her, is someone who was very simple and very
> > nice. My memories of her go back to the age of three or so, when she
> > took care of us while our parents went to work. She introduced us to
> > the life in Goa, which we encountered with a mix of awe and amazement
> > and surprise. In the 1960s, that meant grazing goats on the lane near
> > St Cajetan's Chapel. Pooling resources to collectively take the
> > village's cows grazing to the local hillock (not yet a concrete jungle
> > for industry). Tending to coconut trees. Doing all that it took to
> > cultivate paddy fields. Tapping the coconut tree for all its bounty,
> > including working on the tedious process of extracting oil from it.
> > Living largely off the village soil.
> >
> > My brother Ricky and myself were fairly naughty boys. Aunty Clemy was
> > a spinster, and being fairly spoilt and Brazil-returned, we at times
> > gave her tough times. But she was always kind, always patient. For
> > years together, she would painstakingly craft typically Goan-related
> > sweets to match with every season and feast of the year.
> > Pyramid-shaped pudde, leaf-wrapped patoiyo, sweet letri, local sanna
> > (both the pain-white sourish ones, and the brownish jaggery ones), the
> > stringy shirvoiyo and so many more.
> >
> > She was a nice lady, and the memories of the past are the best tribute
> > one can pay her. The funeral is expected to be this evening, leaving
> > Mother Mary Haven for the Boa Viagem Church at 3.30 pm this evening
> > (Friday, Apr 27, 2007). Confirmation awaited.
> >
> > She was born on March 3, 1918 (and would have been 90 last year), and
> > was the daughter of the late Pedro Caetano Saldanha and late
> > Florentina Monteiro Saldanha. Aunt to Ezilda Saldanha; Tony
> > Noronha/Felicia Coutinho Noronha. Grand-aunt to Americo/Clare,
> > Frederick/Pamela, great-grand aunt to Riza/Aren.
>
>My heart felt sympathies are extended to the Rico, Ricki and to their
>families. I too remember Aunty Clementine as a kindly person who was a
>mainstay in Arrarim when I was growing up. Just last December on my short
>visit Julian and I joined Saligao Carolers to bring some X'mas cheer to the
>aged home in Calangute. I'm was surprised to see her there as I was out of
>touch and even more surprised when she remembered me. God rest her soul.
>
>Regards to all
>Christi
>
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